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The first John Murray and the late eighteenth-century London book trade : with a checklist of his publications / by William Zachs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zachs, William.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murray, John, 1734-1793.
- Murray, John.
- John Murray (Firm).
- Publishers and publishing--England--London--Biography.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Book industries and trade.
- History.
- England--London.
- John Murray (Firm)--History.
- John Murray (Firm)--Bibliography--Catalogs.
- Book industries and trade--England--London--History--18th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Bibliographies.
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 433 pages, 48 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, [1998]
- Summary:
- In October 1768 John Murray founded the publishing house which until recently remained an independent. He had no publishing experience and began with a capital of just 700 GBP. On his death, twenty-five years later, Murray's stocks, shares and copyrights were worth 12,000 GBP. Using John Murray's extensive archive, William Zachs charts the story of the man and the publishing house.
- Notes:
- "A British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monograph."
- Include bibliographical references (pages [417]-424) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0197261914
- OCLC:
- 45461265
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